calquer — meaning in English

English meaning

• trace noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.

Senses

calquer is used for these senses in English:

• calque (linguistics, translation studies, transitive) To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.
• trace (transitive) To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.

trace — full definition

1. noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.
2. noun A very small quantity of something.
3. verb To find the origin or path of something by following evidence.
4. verb To copy a drawing by following its lines through thin, see-through paper.

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